Measuring Community Prevalence of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection to Guide Local Screening Practices: A Process Improvement Project.
Sex Transm Dis
; 46(2): e11-e13, 2019 02.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30216231
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests screening for Trichomonas vaginalis infection might be considered in high-prevalence populations. High asymptomatic infection rates and poor sensitivity of clinical diagnosis make it difficult to estimate local prevalence. Testing of ThinPrep samples can provide an estimate of local Trichomonas vaginalis infection rates and guide screening practices.
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Assunto principal:
Avaliação de Processos e Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Tricomoníase
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Vaginite por Trichomonas
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Programas de Rastreamento
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article